Cases we specialize in are: Personal Injury (Car Accidents, Slip & Fall, etc...), Workers Compensatio Free Consultation.
Southern Illinois Trial Attorneys representing victims of injury or death due to medical malpractice, car accidents, work accidents, falls, product failure, construction accidents and a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases. You do not pay any fees or costs until we recover for you. We provide you with one on one direct service. We have the financial strength and legal experience
to take your case all the way through trial. We will answer or return your phone calls within 24 hours and do our very best to represent your interests. At Hughes Law Firm, Justice is not just a word..it's a result. We are proud to have attained numerous record verdicts in Southern Illinois for our clients.
04/28/2022
Give us a call as soon as you can after being injured when you think another party may be responsible for your injuries. If possible, call us from the scene of the accident, whether it's a car wreck or slip and fall. Take pictures and get names of witnesses, if you are physically able.
04/26/2022
Some accidents result in injuries that significantly affect your physical capabilities or appearance for a long time, or even permanently. You should talk to an attorney to see how much such a serious injury is worth. Don’t assume you don’t have a case until after you have spoken with an attorney.
04/21/2022
When a court of law finds law enforcement guilty of excessive or unnecessary force in an arrest, then you may be entitled to damages: which are typically based on such factors as severity of injury, intentional wrongdoing, and maximum recovery amounts set by law.
04/19/2022
In personal injury law, “legal allegations” set the legal basis for damage recovery. The legal allegations of your personal injury case will be divided by counts, and each count will represent a different theory of recovery under state law.
04/14/2022
Contingency fees for personal injury lawyers vary depending on the experience and skill of counsel, and the case under consideration. We will detail our fees in writing before you retain us.
04/12/2022
The majority of personal injury cases involve negligence, when someone failed to act with reasonable care. To prove your case, a personal injury attorney will have to prove four separate parts: Duty of care, breach of duty, direct cause, and harm.
04/07/2022
When it comes to a personal injury case, you can trust us to be thorough and accurate. We will conduct a comprehensive investigation and the timely accumulation and preservation of evidence in order to build a strong case.
04/05/2022
We recognize that receiving a large offer from the insurance company following an injury can make accepting seem like the best course of action. Since you may not know how to evaluate how much that settlement must cover in the coming years, you may want to work with an attorney.
03/24/2022
There are several steps we will undertake following your accident to build your case. This includes interviewing witnesses, gathering physical evidence, taking photographs, and hiring experts and investigators as needed.
03/22/2022
A key part of any negligence personal injury case is proving that there was direct cause by the negligent party. For direct cause to be proven, the injury must be shown to have been caused by either the deliberate acts or the lack of action on the negligent party’s part.
03/17/2022
Even if you feel fine after an accident, it’s very important to seek medical help anyway. In some cases, you won’t begin to feel the full impact of your injuries for months or even years after the accident.
03/15/2022
While the other party may clearly be at fault for a recent auto accident, their insurance company may not be willing to fairly compensate you. If you suffered an injury, a personal injury attorney could help to make the insurance company pay what you deserve.
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Southern Illinois Trial Attorneys representing victims of injury or death due to medical malpractice, car accidents, work accidents, falls, product failure, construction accidents and a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases. Free Consultation. You do not pay any fees or costs until we recover for you. We provide you with one on one direct service. We have the financial strength and legal experience to take your case all the way through trial. We will answer or return your phone calls within 24 hours and do our very best to represent your interests. At Hughes Law Firm, Justice is not just a word..it's a result. We are proud to have attained numerous record verdicts in Southern Illinois for our clients.
Biographies
Mr. R. Courtney Hughes, Attorney At Law
Mr. R. Courtney Hughes has been a Trial Lawyer for Plaintiffs in Southern Illinois for over 30 years. Mr. Hughes does not represent insurance companies and he does not represent corporations or big business. Mr. Hughes represents the proverbial "little guy" to equalize the power between his "little guy" client and the big insurance company on the other side.
Mr. Hughes has been the lead Plaintiff Attorney representing the victims of negligent injury or death in numerous prominent cases in Southern Illinois. Mr. Hughes has set verdict records in Southern Illinois counties. Mr. Hughes has been prominently featured in the Southern Illinois media regarding such cases as the September 2017 verdict in the Jackson County, Illinois case of Adams and Borum v. Terminix wherein a Terminix company driver caused a rear end crash in a construction zone injuring two (2) state workers. One of the workers settled his case against Terminix the night before closing arguments for the sum of $2.75 million dollars. The other Plaintiff went to verdict resulting in an award of$2,366,779.28 in compensatory damages plus $2,500.00 in punitive damages against the driver individually. In Holmes v. City of Marion, Mr. Hughes filed suit against the City of Marion police department for shooting the innocent hostage during a hostage scenario. The Holmes case in Williamson County, Illinois resulted in a confidential settlement. The Yates v. Legates Emergency Services of Southern Illinois case was a wrongful death medical malpractice case against an emergency room physician and ER company. In Yates, the Williamson County, Illinois jury returned a verdict in November 2013 of$2.439 million dollars in one of the largest wrongful death malpractice verdicts in Williamson County history. The verdict exceeded the insurance coverage of the doctor but the insurance company paid the verdict in full by May 14, 2014. The case of Day v. Franklin Hospital resulted in a medical malpractice verdict record of over $1.51 million dollars in Franklin County Circuit Court, Benton, Illinois involving a partial foot amputation. The Roznowski v. Mt. Vernon Raceway case was a race car accident where a race car vaulted into the spectator stands from the race track killing two persons and injuring others. The Roznowski case ended with a confidential settlement. In the case of Snyder v. Franklin County Sheriff Mr. Hughes settled a wrongful death case arising out of the medical malpractice of a prison nurse caring for a county jail inmate. Mr. Hughes tried a wrongful death case in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois due to the decapitation death of a spectator after an explosion during a replica cannon event. That wrongful death trial resulted in the largest wrongful death verdict in Gallatin County history in Bowles v. New Haven American Legion.
In 2012 Mr. Hughes secured an excess insurance coverage settlement for a medical malpractice uterine perforation injury case of$3.5 million dollars in the case of Hutchins v. New Horizons Ob-Gyn Clinic in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois. The insurance coverage was originally only $2 million dollars but Mr. Hughes forced the insurance company to pay $3.5 million dollars or face an excess jury verdict in Jackson County, Illinois.
